The behavior of bacteria designed for biodegradation

JL Ramos, E Díaz, D Dowling, V Lorenzo, S Molin… - Bio/Technology, 1994 - nature.com
Mineralization of organic molecules by microbes is essential for the carbon cycle to operate.
The massive mobilization of compounds stored in natural resources, or the introduction of …

Designing microbial systems for gene expression in the field

V de Lorenzo - Trends in biotechnology, 1994 - cell.com
The deliberate release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is currently hampered by a
variety of legal barriers (for example, Directive 90/220/EEC of the European Union on the …

An aromatic effector specificity mutant of the transcriptional regulator DmpR overcomes the growth constraints of Pseudomonas sp. strain CF600 on para-substituted …

H Pavel, M Forsman, V Shingler - Journal of bacteriology, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
The pVI150 catabolic plasmid of Pseudomonas sp. strain CF600 carries the dmp system,
which comprises the divergently transcribed dmpR gene and the dmp operon coding for the …

Universal barrier to lateral spread of specific genes among microorganisms

E Diaz, M Munthali, V de Lorenzo… - Molecular …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
A genetic circuit to suppress the lateral spread of cloned genes from recombinant to
indigenous microorganisms in the environment has been developed. It is based on the …

Cross-regulation by XylR and DmpR activators of Pseudomonas putida suggests that transcriptional control of biodegradative operons evolves independently of …

S Fernandez, V Shingler, V De Lorenzo - Journal of bacteriology, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Pu promoter of the toluene degradation plasmid pWW0 of Pseudomonas putida drives
expression of an operon involved in the sequential oxidation of toluene and m-and p …